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HEARING - Community Development Agency, Administration and Finance Division, recommending the Board conduct a public hearing to consider adopting a Resolution confirming the Waste Management Fees for Fiscal Year 2015/16 for County Service Area No. 10, noting this is a continuation of existing fees with no increase over current levels. (Est. Time: 5 Min.)
FUNDING: County Service Area No. 10 Waste Management Fees. (No Federal Funds)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Community Development Agency recommends the Board conduct a public hearing and adopt the Resolution confirming the County Service Area No. 10 Waste Management Fees for Fiscal Year 2015/16.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
County Service Area No. 10
County Service Area No. 10 was formed in 1988 to provide certain services within the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County, including household hazardous waste management, solid waste management and liquid waste management. The city councils of the City of Placerville and City of South Lake Tahoe each consented, by resolution, to being included in the County Service Area.
The lands included in County Service Area No. 10 are subject to fees assigned for specific waste management services. The fees are assigned to improved parcels of land with assessed value of $10,000 or greater, and are based on the use of the land and volume of waste occurring from the use, described as an equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). A detailed description of the property uses and EDUs used to calculate the fees is included as Exhibit A of the attached Resolution.
A detailed list of each zone funded through the waste management fees is included within Exhibit B of the attached Resolution. The summary includes the direct charge code assigned to each fee amount, a description of the geographic area subject to the fee, the types of services provided and a summary description of how revenues generated by the fees are expended.
The fees are a continuation of existing fees that have been in place since the late 1980's and early 1990's and represent no increase over current levels.
A public hearing to consider adoption of the resolution confirming the waste management fees has been scheduled for June 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., and noticed as required by County ordinance and former Government Code Section 25210.77a. Notice is scheduled for publication in the Georgetown Gazette on June 4, 2015 and June 11, 2015, in the Tahoe Tribune and the Mountain Democrat on June 3, 2015 and June 10, 2015.
Establishment of Fees
Chapter 2.5 of the California Government Code, also known as "County Service Area Law" contains the regulations for establishing and governing county service areas. This chapter replaced Chapter 2.2, formerly used for the same purpose, through the adoption of Senate Bill 1458, effective January 1, 2009.
Revised County Service Area Law omits Section 25210.77a, which authorized the Board of Supervisors to fix and collect benefit assessments to fund services within a County Service Area. Such assessments remain valid, however, as provided for in Section 25210.3(d) of the new chapter.
Additionally, former Government Code Section 25210.77a and County Ordinance Code Chapter 3.30 include a requirement that, once each year, the Board of Supervisors receive a report containing a description of each parcel of real property receiving the particular extended service and the amount of the charge for each parcel computed in conformity with the ordinance authorizing collection of the charges on the tax roll. A public hearing is also required, for the purpose of registering protests to the rates to be fixed by the Board.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board may determine not to confirm the Waste Management Fees for Fiscal Year 2015/16. This would leave the zones with insufficient funding for programs and uses such as: the West Slope Solid Waste and Litter Abatement Program, cleanup and upkeep of the Union Mine Landfill, implementation and maintenance of the Integrated Waste Management Plan required under AB939, the implementation of the Solid Waste Program under AB341, the operational overhead costs of the Union Mine Wastewater Treatment Facility, and the Clean Tahoe Program (AGM #520-F1511). Any new, increased, or replacement benefit assessment or special tax is subject to landowner or registered voter approval through statutory proceedings.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Clean Tahoe
City of South Lake Tahoe
CAO RECOMMENDATION
CAO recommending the Board conduct a public hearing regarding CSA #10 fees and adopt a resolution to continue existing fees for Fiscal Year 2015/16.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Without adoption of the proposed fees, current waste management programs will incur a severe deficit. There is no Net County Cost associated with this item.
Estimated Revenue:
Direct Charge Code |
Fee Description |
Projected Revenue 15/16 |
20552 |
Solid Waste |
$ 1,371,314.70 |
20553 |
Liquid Waste (Septage) |
$ 434,127.00 |
20554 |
Litter Abatement |
$ 56,623.20 |
20622 |
Household Hazardous Waste |
$ 337,531.70 |
20623 |
SLT AB939 |
$ 66,707.50 |
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk will have the Resolution recorded upon signature by the Chair.
2) The Clerk will provide a certified copy of the Resolution to the Community Development Agency, Administration and Finance Division for implementation as authorized by law.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Effective Services, Public Safety
CONTACT
Kate Sampson, Assistant Director
Administration and Finance Division
Community Development Agency
Greg Stanton, MS, REHS
Acting Director, Environmental Management Division
Community Development Agency